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Ominous Lover

Chapter Three

That evening Amon walked into the Agency ready to take everyone to the training warehouse. Opening the door Amon found the place in chaos. Karasuma was cleaning up broken pieces of mugs. Robin was curled up on one of the couches in the corner of the Agency, with her back to everyone, Nagira was arguing on the phone with someone inside his office and Michael was nowhere to be seen.

Just as Karasuma was done cleaning up the ness, she saw Amon walking through the door. Without a greeting Karasuma quickly discarded the mess into the trash. She walked over to Amon and led him into her private office, shutting the door after him.

As soon as the door was shut, Amon addressed Karasuma, "What's going on Karasuma?"

Turning to face Amon, Karasuma answered his question with sad eyes. "Michael attacked Robin this morning." Karasuma visibly saw Amon's strong frame stiffen.

"What?" Amon thought he heard her incorrectly. Everyone but Robin knew that Michael had a crush on her. While Michael did not know that everyone knew he liked Robin. But the triangle wouldn't be complete with the appearance of a third individual. An individual Amon planned to keep a secret from everyone else.

"When I came in this morning to talk to Robin and Michael everything was normal. Suddenly Michael looked like he was in pain then in the next second he was attacking Robin. I tried to pry his hands away from Robin's throat but when I touched him all I sense negative thoughts, they felt like anger and betray. The energy coming from him was too much for me to handle on close contact." Karasuma paused to take a shaky breath in, apparently the feelings she felt were still echoing inside of her. "So I grabbed the ceramic mug on his desk and smashed t across his head. He went down like a sack of potatoes. After that I called the ambulance to take both Michael and Robin to the hospital. Michael is still in the hospital. The doctors wanted to keep him over night but he wanted to leave, so Nagira is on the phone right now arguing with Michael."

"What about Robin how is she?" Amon asked.

"The doctors said she wouldn't be able to talk for a few days, and her throat needs to heal." As Karasuma replied, she glanced through the glass window at Robin's sleeping figure curled up on the couch.

"Karasuma, I want you to call Sakaki and tell him that tonight's hunt is cancelled. We'll wait for a few nights before we take up the hunt again." Amon walk pass Karasuma, as he reach the doorknob to leave her office she stopped him.

"Amon, I just want you to know it wasn't Michael's fault, he wasn't him himself. It was like he was possessed this morning. At the hospital Robin scribbled on a note pad to me saying she didn't blame Michael and not to get mad at him. Michael is already mad at himself as it is. She doesn't want him to feel guilty for hurting her. So please for Robin's sake. She has been through enough today, without worrying about what you're going to do to him."

"Don't worry Karasuma I wouldn't do anything to upset Robin. I'm going to see Nagira. You should go home and rest you need it. There is no point in staying here where nothing is going to be done." Amon close Karasuma's door behind him as he left her office.

Amon knocked on Nagira's door. "Come in." Amon walked in to see Nagira had gotten off the phone and was sitting behind his oak desk, smoking a cigarette.

Amon walked over to his older brother's desk and sat down in one of the client chairs. "Those things will kill you, you know." Amon said in a matter-of-factly tone to Nagira.

"Yah, and someone with a gun can also kill you. At least with a cigarette I am the master of my own life." Nagira replied sarcastically with a teasing grin on his face.

Amon didn't reply immediately letting Nagira believe he had the last word. "I don't care what you do with you life, just don't do it around me."

Nagira laughed as he put out the cigarette. "You were always the careful one."

Amon frowned slightly he didn't see what was so funny consider what happened this morning. He frowned more at the thought of the hunt being delayed for a few more nights. Who knows what fearsome things are happening to the children at the training warehouse. The reality was they only had a limited number of staff. The plan for the night was for Robin, Nagira, Karasuma and himself to raid the warehouse. Michael's job was to keep them all informed at his computer station and block off all security cameras. However, Michael and Robin are both injured and with Karasuma's emotionally instability they had already lost half of their team. It was best to wait a few nights, but if Amon could disband the warehouse himself he would have done it the first night.

Changing the subject Amon asked Nagira, "was that Michael you were yelling at on the phone?"

Sighing out loud then leaning back on this leather chair Nagira replied, "Yah, he wanted to be discharged from the hospital. But, the doctors wanted him there for the night because he suffered a concussion when Karasuma hit him over the head. You should have been there, his head was all bandaged up and he needed stitches from the cut the mug caused. Man, that woman can swing." Nagira let out a low whistle. "Anyway I told him that he couldn't come back. He must be feeling guilty for what he done to Robin, even though it was not his fault. He must have wanted to see Robin and apologize. He kept telling me on the phone that needed to apologize and see with his own eyes that she was all right. I tell you weird things are happening around here first the John Doe, now this. Hey, did Michael tell you the dead man's name is Colin Black?"

"No" was Amon's reply

"Do you think these events are connected?" Nagira asked.

"No, the incident with Colin Black was an attack from the Executors. A group that is very clear in their anti-witch faith. For someone to control Michael they would need a witch to do the job and would go against everything the Executors stand for."

"So we're dealing with different groups attacking us?"

Amon gave his brother a rare half grin. Nagira understood the expression. Nagira's response was to slam his desk and say, "Great, that is just fucking great. We haven't had the wallpapers up yet and already we're having people out to kill is. Great!"

Amon sat quietly as he listened to his brother rant.

Finally Nagira cooled down enough to change the topic. "Hey, Amon what did you find out last night?"

Amon was silent for a while as he debated whether to tell Nagira the short and fuzzy version or all the detail. He opted for something in between. "Last night I followed one of the henchman to the warehouse with two trucks full of cargo. I followed them to the old factory, where Zaizen was killed. There I found out that the warehouse is a training camp filled with kidnapped children. Since, they were shipped off a boat I'm thinking the children were international smuggle here. Which is very convenient for the Executors, since smuggle children wouldn't have any citizen ship or identification there in Japan. These children basically don't exist in the government's record. Soon, these children wouldn't even remember their former life and real name." Amon decided to leave out the part of hearing Zaizen's name while in the factory and the horrifying scene with the children.

Nagira was silent the whole time Amon was talking. Finally he spoke out, "I think its best we start the hunt as soon as Michael and Robin are well enough."

"My thoughts exactly." Amon got up to leave Nagira's office. "I'm going to check on Robin."

Stepping out of Nagira's office Amon located Robin in the same space he last seen her. Robin was lying on the couch with her back facing him. As Amon came closer to Robin, he realized she had wakened and greeted her. "How are you feeling?" Robin sat up on couch to give him a small smile, suggesting that she had better days. It was also at this time that he saw Robin was wearing Nagira's scarf around her neck. Reaching out Amon lightly removed the scarf to reveal a gruesome bruise where Michael's hands had strangled her. Amon frowned at the sight of Robin's flawless skin marked a dark blue colour.

Feeling uncomfortably warm under Amon's inspection Robin gently pry the scarf out of his hands to rewrap the soft material around her neck. Amon glazed into her green eyes to find hurt and sadness within them. Under Amon's continuous stare Robin could feel him blaming Michael, which made her sad. Unable to bare his stare she looked away.

Luckily Karasuma came to collect Robin. They had both decided at the hospital that Robin would be staying at Karasuma's until Robin was better. "Robin, are you ready to go?"

Robin nodded her head to indicate that she was ready, getting up from the couch she walked towards Karasuma.

"Where are you taking her Karasuma?" Apparently, no one told Amon of the sleeping arrangements.

"Robin and I have decided that she could stay at my place until she feels better." Karasuma answered. "Anyway we have to get going. Bye Amon. We'll see you later." Both women exist the building.

Next scene

The next afternoon Amon walked into the Agency office to find that everyone was present. Karasuma and Nagira where standing by the couches talking together, while Michael was on the phone. Robin sat on the couch between Karasuma and Nagira. Catching everyone's attention Amon spoke out "I thought you people had some place to be. Why are you all here?". Karasuma and Nagira choose at that point to approach Amon to speak to him privately.

Karasuma was the first one to speak, "Amon, Nagira told us about the training warehouse and both Michael and Robin have decided that they were well enough for the hunt."

Amon glanced over at Nagira to send him death glares. Nagira just shrugged his shoulders and replied, "you never told me that I couldn't tell them." With that Nagira walked away.

Karasuma directed Amon's attention back to her. "Michael was released this morning from the hospital. The doctors said that he is okay as long as he doesn't strain himself with stress. He is talking to Sakaki right now to make sure that Sakaki is ready for us with the appropriate law enforcements."

"What about Robin?" Amon Asked Karasuma.

"Robin will be able to speak in whispers but unfortunately she wouldn't be able to scream if she runs into trouble, so we're going to have to keep a close eye on her." Karasuma answered.

Amon nodded and asked Karasuma to gather everyone for a quick briefing. When everyone was seated at the meeting room Michael began the meeting by warning everyone about the capabilities of the new Orbo. "Okay everyone, it best that you all are aware of the dangers of the evaluated version of Orbo. The bullet itself is made out of Orbo's original formula. When the bullet breaks the skin it will dissolve when coming in contacted with blood. The chemical compound of Orbo will then be release and attack a witch's red blood cells. The substance targets the unique genetic make up of the witch's red blood cells, breaking the cell's structure. The damage to the witch's system will simultaneously weaken a witch's power and render their strength. If enough shots were fire at a witch, the chemical can enter the bloodstream and bypass the blood-brain barrier and kill their victims by damaging the brain."

Karasuma asked Michael, "What happens if it is fired at a human?"

"Nothing, they might feel extremely sick, dizzy and pain when the bullet breaks the skin, but the chemical in Orbo will be harmless to them." Michael answered back. "But don't forget a bullet can easily kill both humans and witches. Unlike the guns we were using back at STN-J, which required special additional gadgetry to effectively render a witch. The new bullets can be used in any ordinary guns. So you never know which type of bullets are being used."

When Michael was done, Amon took over and gave everyone his or her positions and tasks. "Robin and Karasuma you two will sick together, while Nagira and I will move in first. Then you two will move into second position." Through the speakerphone Amon addressed Sakaki, you wait about two blocks from the warehouse, out of sight until the children come. Nagira will take the first group to you. Robin, Karasuma and I will hold the henchmen a safe distance from the children. Karasuma will then take the second group. Robin will bring the final group. I'll follow in the end to cover her back." He turned to Michael, "Michael, you know your job here. Make sure no everyone is connecting at all times. Does anyone have any questions?" No one said anything.

So Amon gave the sign to for everyone to move out. Outside everyone hopped into his or her appropriate vehicles.

End of Chapter